Before the word “influencer” existed, before hashtags became careers, there was Audrey Ooi, the petite girl with a big online voice, known to everyone as fourfeetnine.
She was Malaysia’s original Internet sweetheart. The one who wrote like she was your friend, who made you feel seen even through a computer screen.
And maybe that’s why we’re still talking about her two decades later.
At four feet nine inches tall, Audrey turned what many might have seen as a limitation into her trademark. Her blog name was a statement about being unapologetically fun-sized.
In an industry often obsessed with image and perfection, she showed that personality could outshine physicality. Her writing had a rare blend of humour, honesty and her w*f’s came out loud.
She was never trying to be someone else. She was just Audrey and that’s what made people stay.
The Proposal Everyone Remembered
If you were online around 2011, you remember Audrey and Tim’s proposal video. It wasn’t just a proposal, it was the proposal.
It played out like a cute Hallmark movie – a man terrified of the idea of marriage and a woman changes it all. People shared it, rewatched it, cried over it.
At that time, viral proposals weren’t a thing yet. But theirs changed the game. In fact, even Christina Perri was ‘honoured’ her song was the soundtrack of the proposal.
Soon after, we followed their wedding, the birth of their son Jude (affectionately known as Fighter), and later their daughter Penelope.
Audrey’s blog became the modern-day diary – it wasn’t about gossip, but about growing up with her.
When Audrey Stayed Audrey
By the time the influencer wave hit, Audrey was already years ahead.
While others were learning how to “curate” their online lives, she had built hers on realness. She once said, “The term influencer is super misleading, an influencer technically can be anybody.”
And she’s right. Because Audrey’s power was never in numbers or virality, it was about building connection.
She shared her motherhood highs and lows, her moments of doubt, and her reflections on identity, just like her blog post, “The Pursuit of Happiness”, where she wrote about forgetting herself somewhere between being a wife, a mother, and Fourfeetnine.
The Evolution of @fourfeetnine
Today, Audrey’s world looks different, but it’s just as creative.
She’s the co-founder and designer behind Colony Coworking Space, a name now synonymous with beautifully curated offices in Kuala Lumpur.
Every space she touches carries her signature attention to detail, soft lights, cosy corners, spaces that feel like home yet inspire productivity.
It’s design storytelling, the same way her blog once was, thoughtful, purposeful, and personal.
If you think Audrey has slowed down, think again.
“Letter to 30-Year-Old Me”, reminds us that she’s still the same reflective writer who captures emotion with ease.
There’s a depth to her now, a quiet understanding that life, motherhood, and womanhood aren’t checklists but seasons. She’s grown up, and so have we.
But somehow, she still writes like she’s sitting next to you, legs tucked under, coffee in hand, chatting about how strange and beautiful life can be.
Why Audrey Ooi Deserves the Spotlight
Audrey Ooi is proof that you don’t need to be loud to be heard.
She started out just writing about her life, no agenda, no strategy, no reel planning and ended up shaping how an entire generation understood what it means to be real online.
She’s built a life, a family, and even a business empire, all while keeping her signature mix of humour and heart.
Tiny in stature, huge in presence, she never let her height stop her, her motherhood slow her, or her honesty fade out of style.